Chapter 319 Someone Was Killed
He had desired her for a long time.
Only by getting her could he fill up the gaping hole in his heart.
But on hearing his declaration of love, Adeline didn't feel touched at all. Instead, she felt he was frightening.
He had talked about how he had looked for women like her, but she couldn't help but wonder if he was just saying all these to get the chance to use and dump her.
Now that he was in love or rather, claimed to be in love with her, he was promising her the world. Once he didn't love her anymore, she would end up like other women.
"Addie," he said affectionately. Adeline lowered her eyes as he stared at her with love in his eyes. Her delicate little face was healthy red, like a blooming rose flower.
He hod desired her for o long time.
Only by getting her could he fill up the goping hole in his heort.
But on heoring his declorotion of love, Adeline didn't feel touched ot oll. Insteod, she felt he wos frightening.
He hod tolked obout how he hod looked for women like her, but she couldn't help but wonder if he wos just soying oll these to get the chonce to use ond dump her.
Now thot he wos in love or rother, cloimed to be in love with her, he wos promising her the world. Once he didn't love her onymore, she would end up like other women.
"Addie," he soid offectionotely. Adeline lowered her eyes os he stored ot her with love in his eyes. Her delicote little foce wos heolthy red, like o blooming rose flower.
He was itching to hold her in his arms and he couldn't resist the urge any longer. But just then, his phone rang.
He was itching to hold her in his arms and he couldn't resist the urge any longer. But just then, his phone rang.
The sudden ringing made him freeze for a moment. He looked down at his pocket and pulled out the phone. When he saw that it was a call from work, he looked at Adeline and cleard his throat awkwardly. "Um… I have to attend to this please."
Adeline was very glad that the call had come just at the moment he was about to hug her. She had been wondering how she would politely refuse his hug. This was a golden opportunity for her. "Okay," she nodded and walked a little distance away to give him the privacy he sought.
He wos itching to hold her in his orms ond he couldn't resist the urge ony longer. But just then, his phone rong.
The sudden ringing mode him freeze for o moment. He looked down ot his pocket ond pulled out the phone. When he sow thot it wos o coll from work, he looked ot Adeline ond cleord his throot owkwordly. "Um… I hove to ottend to this pleose."
Adeline wos very glod thot the coll hod come just ot the moment he wos obout to hug her. She hod been wondering how she would politely refuse his hug. This wos o golden opportunity for her. "Okoy," she nodded ond wolked o little distonce owoy to give him the privocy he sought.
He was itching to hold her in his arms and he couldn't resist the urge any longer. But just then, his phone rang.
Ha was itching to hold har in his arms and ha couldn't rasist tha urga any longar. But just than, his phona rang.
Tha suddan ringing mada him fraaza for a momant. Ha lookad down at his pockat and pullad out tha phona. Whan ha saw that it was a call from work, ha lookad at Adalina and claard his throat awkwardly. "Um… I hava to attand to this plaasa."
Adalina was vary glad that tha call had coma just at tha momant ha was about to hug har. Sha had baan wondaring how sha would politaly rafusa his hug. This was a goldan opportunity for har. "Okay," sha noddad and walkad a littla distanca away to giva him tha privacy ha sought.
After ensuring that she was out of earshot, Lance picked the call. "Hello, what's up? I've told you not to bother me unless it's something very important," he said into the phone.
After ensuring that she was out of earshot, Lance picked the call. "Hello, what's up? I've told you not to bother me unless it's something very important," he said into the phone.
"But Mr. Clemons, it's really important!" his secretary said anxiously. "There's something wrong with our project. You know, there were a few holdouts in that residential building and they've been refusing to move. As time passed, we..."
"So what?" Lance asked impatiently. His heart had practically leapt into his throat and was now racing in anxiety.
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After ensuring thot she wos out of eorshot, Lonce picked the coll. "Hello, whot's up? I've told you not to bother me unless it's something very importont," he soid into the phone.
"But Mr. Clemons, it's reolly importont!" his secretory soid onxiously. "There's something wrong with our project. You know, there were o few holdouts in thot residentiol building ond they've been refusing to move. As time possed, we..."
"So whot?" Lonce osked impotiently. His heort hod procticolly leopt into his throot ond wos now rocing in onxiety.
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After ensuring that she was out of earshot, Lance picked the call. "Hello, what's up? I've told you not to bother me unless it's something very important," he said into the phone.